Nigeria: Three killed as pirates abduct seven oil workers in Bayelsa
A civil defence officer is among those killed, the security agency has confirmed ABUJA, Nov 29 (NNN-NAN) — Gunmen, suspected…
Covid-19: Pandemic to cost global tourism $2.0 trillion in 2021 – UNWTO
MADRID, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2.0 trillion in lost revenue…
22 die in attack on DR Congo displaced people’s camp
BUNIA (DR Congo), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new attack on the Ivo displaced people’s camp in the northeast…
Brazil burns boats in crackdown on wildcat Amazon gold miners
Accommodations and mining structures on the Madeira River, near the Rosarinho community, in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil BRASÍLIA, Nov 29…
Covid-19: Morocco suspends all regular int’l passenger flights over Omicron variant
Morocco, whose economy relies heavily on tourism, had announced a ban on entry to travellers from South Africa and six…
Tanzania to acquire spray plane to fight locusts’ invasions
DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The government of Tanzania has set aside 3 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 1.3…
Covid-19: South African president warns of fourth wave as Omicron spreads to all provinces
People sit outside a bar on a commercial street in Cape Town, South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — With…
AU engages Gambian stakeholders ahead of the Presidential Election
AU reps met with Gambian president Adama Barrow (middle) BANJUL, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union (AU) Commissioner for…
COVID-positive Czech president appoints new PM from plexiglass cubicle
Czech President Milos Zeman, separated by a transparent wall after testing positive for the coronavirus disease, appoints Civic Democratic Party…
Opposition, ruling party claim Honduras election win, as turnout fuels hope of change
Xiomara Castro, presidential candidate for the opposition Libre Party TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The opposition and the ruling party…